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The Expendables Game Review

PROS

All the adverts are so blurry that it doesn't feel so embarrassing to see them all over.

CONS

Find a corner; shoot from the corner; get health; find a corner...

VERDICT

The Expendables Game manages to boil down survival shooters to the absolute core and you know what? It's not pretty.

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The magic of a film like The Expendables is, at least for me, something that comes from the sheer over-the-top insanity of having so many big names duking it out for screen time while being shameless in its pandering to the action genre in general. Sadly The Expendables Game by Nurogames features next to none of this energy and excitement and this, above anything else, is a real shame to see.

By default your character will simply run around the deserted 3D environment and can be turned by tilting your device left and right. Stopping and shooting are also handled by two buttons on the left and right side of the screen. And that's just about it; wave after wave of simple AI enemies will wander in and await their doom while Barney (who is incapable of walking backwards or strafing) takes them out one at a time.

Despite taking control of Sylvester Stallone's character from the movie (Barney) you'll be more acquainted with the back of his head as you're locked in to an over-the-shoulder view point. The 3D visuals are decent and the area you fight in is relatively large, but a global lighting scheme gives the game no depth and coupled with its washed out textures it looks more like an unfinished test stage than an interesting combat arena.

If you don't mind standing in a corner and killing just about everything that moves, then The Expendables Game might be for you, but even at its introductory price there are more interesting ways to spend your time than on this lazy shooter.

Description

The official game to the action film of the year!

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UPDATE: New version with improved controls!!!
- Barney is now controlled via thumbsticks

“It got intense for me which I LOVE in a game. I played it for a while which brings me to the next strength. Addictive game play!”
- IUseThisApp.com

“There are many iPhone games that comes out of the movie concept and fail to succeed in the app store. But Expendables iPhone game was good enough to be played on the iPhone. Expendables is sure to catch your nerves!”
-TouchGeek.com
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Free the island of Vilena from general Garza’s dictatorship!

Take control of elite mercenary Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) and fight against the troops of the Dictator! In a gaming environment based on the setting and the atmosphere of the film, you are trying to get rid of as many of Garza’s men as possible. Survive one wave of enemies after another and climb your way to the top of the OpenFeint highscore charts!

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FalloutNewVegas4 years, 10 months ago

I'm sure I'd love to see Stallone back in Ehe Expendables movie but I expected something greater out of this. I guess nearly all games the are derived from movies are supposed to be bad.

andrew4 years, 10 months ago

A lot of them are, but this is more to do with marketing than anything else. Impossible deadlines are imposed on developers who have to come up with a game with practically no stimulus other than a basic outline of a film. The fact that any movie to game titles have been successful is a testament to the developer :)